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A felony assault charge was withdrawn against Meikhi D. Simon-Mitchell, of Conshohocken, at a preliminary hearing last week
One of two felony assault charges and a misdemeanor reckless endangerment charge were withdrawn, but others held for county court, at a preliminary hearing last week against an inmate at Montgomery County jail accused of biting a corrections officer on their inner thigh during an altercation last month.
An aggravated assault charge and two misdemeanor simple assault charges were waived for Montgomery County Common Pleas Court against Meikhi D. Simon-Mitchell, 21, of the 300 block of East Elm Street, Conshohocken, according to court documents.
On May 17, 2025, at 9:21 p.m., county detectives said there was an altercation in the dayroom at the jail involving Simon-Mitchell and another inmate, police said.
Simon-Mitchell and an inmate began throwing closed fists at one another, until corrections officers intervened, according to the complaint. Simon-Mitchell continued to fight with officers, in an effort to place the defendant on the ground and into handcuffs, police said.
Numerous other officers arrived on scene to help, with one officer punching Simon-Mitchell in the face in an effort to get him to comply, detectives said. Simon-Mitchell allegedly continued to resist, but he was put into handcuffs behind his back, while face down on the ground.
Simon-Mitchell continued to resist, and then lifted his head, turned toward an officer’s leg who was kneeling in proximity to the defendant, and bit the officer’s inner right thigh, detectives said.
The officer was taken to Phoenixville Hospital for treatment for the bite, which broke the skin, according to the complaint.
Formal arraignment is scheduled for July 30. Simon-Mitchell is jailed on $10,077 cash bail, which includes a probation detainer. He is represented by a public defender.
“Charges waived for court” is a legal phrase used in Pennsylvania and a few other states. It does not mean the charges are dropped; the defendant chose not to challenge the charges at the Magisterial District Court level, and the case is officially advancing to the county-level court.
The defendant agrees that there is enough evidence to move the case forward — without making the prosecution prove it at a preliminary hearing, thus giving up their right to such a hearing. The charges are being “waived” or moved up to the Court of Common Pleas for further proceedings. Often, waiving a preliminary hearing is part of a negotiated deal or a legal strategy
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
